CLABSI

Nursing Interventions

Staff Education

Patient Education

Insertion

Maintenance

Monitoring

CLABSI Bundle

Infection Risks

Nurse- Patient Relationship/ Rapport

Proper daily care

sterile procedure

Dressing Changes

PICC Team vs. Staff nurse responsibility

Daily evaluation of line (is it necessary?)

Basic Hand Hygiene

Central Lines Vs PIV

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection

Education on Home care

Referral for a visiting nurse

what is the difference, why do they have one over the other

teach patient about chlorhexidine bath they recieve

Flushing and blood draw protocol

chlorhexidine baths

chart all activity and whether line is necessary

cap changes per hospital protocol

intermittent vs continuous

chlorhexidine baths

cap changes and flushing

site condition, flushing complications, dressing changes

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tubing changes per protocol

securement device changes

define & how to decrease r/f infection

choosing fewest lumens as possible

minimize number of entries

IV tubing changes

importance of decreasing rates

PICOT question: In patients with central lines (P), does scrubbing the port of the central line after removing the curos (I) instead of just removing the curos cap (C) decrease the risk of infection (O) during the time a central line is in place (T)?

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who should be responsible for dressing changes

why does the patient need central access/ can it be avoided

maintain sterile environment

flushing frequency

minimize possible complications for patients

how to properly care for their PICC

Access baseline knowledge of care

Access home environment for risk factors of developing infection

what are they receiving through the PICC

Ex. TPN has higher risks for developing infection

I Group, Good start to your coggle/ brainstorming map. What are your ideas on your EBP and your PICOT question. you will be figuring this out soon . Remember your project has to be nurse driven. So you need to do a nursing intervention. Kelly

I Group, Good start to your coggle/ brainstorming map. What are your ideas on your EBP and your PICOT question. you will be figuring this out soon . Remember your project has to be nurse driven. So you need to do a nursing intervention. Kelly

Nurse Driven Intervention: Nurses cleanse the needleless port connector with alcohol swab after removing the curos cap to further prevent CLABSI